25 February 2025, Kigali, Rwanda
Welcome to Day 2 of the 2025 Inclusive FinTech Forum!
Today’s highlights
We have a packed programme today and we encourage you to attend whichever open sessions are of most interest to you. However, we thought it might be helpful to highlight a few sessions for your convenience:
Welcome Address
Time: 10.20am to 10.25am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker: Nick Barigye, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Finance Limited
Empowering Economic Inclusion Through Advanced Technologies in Africa
Time: 10.25am to 10.30am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker: Alvin Tan, Minister of State (Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth) and Board Member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Presidential Address: Empowering Economic Inclusion Through Accelerated Technology Adoption
Time: 10.40am to 10.50am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker: H.E Paul Kagame, President, Republic of Rwanda
Special Announcement - Africa's Next Gen DPI
Time: 11.30am to 11.50am
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s: Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda, Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), Sopnendu Mohanty, Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), Kwame Oppong, Director of FinTech and Innovation, Bank of Ghana
Emerging Markets: The Leap Forward for Digital Public Infrastructure
Time: 11.50am to 12.30pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s: Cornelius Karlens Dekop, Governor, Bank of Botswana, Hon. Denny Kalyalya, Governor, Bank of Zambia, Lacina Koné, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, Smart Africa Secretariat, Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
Moderator: Sopnendu Mohanty, Group Chief Executive Officer, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)
Building Bridges: How KIFC is connecting Africa to the world
Time: 1.30pm to 2.10pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s: Joe Moynihan, Chief Executive Officer, Jersey Finance, Kwan Chi-man, Group Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Raffles Family Office & Chair, Family Office Association Hong Kong, Nick Barigye, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Finance Limited, Albert Alsina, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Mediterrania Capital Partners
Moderator: Fadilah Tchoumba, Chief Executive Officer, ABAN
Unlocking Africa's Capital Markets: Bridging Gaps, Building Opportunities
Time: 2.20pm to 2.30pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker: Hon. Yusuf Murangwa, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
Time for Action: Accelerating Affordable Remittances in Africa
Time: 3.10pm to 3.40pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s: Hon. Ingabire Paula, Minister of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda, Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
Moderator: Kosta Peric, Deputy Director, Inclusive Financial Systems, Gates Foundation
Announcement - RNDPS 2.0: Charting a Roadmap to Rwanda's Digital Payment Revolution
Time: 3.40pm to 3.50pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s: Blaise Pascal Gasabira, Chief Executive Officer, Rswitch Ltd, Kosta Peric, Deputy Director, Inclusive Financial Systems, Gates Foundation, Hon. Paula Ingabire, Minister of ICT and Innovation, Rwanda, Paula Hunter, Executive Director, Mojaloop Foundation, Dr Robert Ochola, Chief Executive Officer, AfricaNenda Foundation, Hon. John Rwangombwa, Governor, National Bank of Rwanda
Announcement - Rwanda Center for Digital Public Infrastructure
Time: 4:30pm to 4.35pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker: Innocent Muhizi, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA)
Digital Public Infrastructure and the Future of Payments: Building Inclusive and Efficient Financial Ecosystems
Time: 3.30pm to 5pm
Stage: Global Leadership Dialogue, Main Stage
Speaker/s: Blaise Pascal Gasabira, Chief Executive Officer, Rswitch Ltd, Israel Bimpe, Chief Executive Officer, Irembo, Muriuki Njagi Eric, Chief Executive Officer, LOOP DFS, Chek-Tchung Foo, Executive Director, Public Policy, Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN), Mike Ogbalu III, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS)
Moderator: Sabine Mensah, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, AfricaNenda Foundation
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